Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Lebanon
Lebanon: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 45,700 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Lebanon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 45,700 for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Lebanon peaked at 83,900 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44,900, in 2022.
Lebanon ranks 99th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83,900 | — |
| 2001 | 81,200 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 78,300 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 75,300 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 72,300 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 70,800 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 69,400 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 69,400 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67,100 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 63,900 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 59,800 | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 56,100 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 52,200 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 53,800 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 57,800 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 58,800 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 57,700 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 55,600 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 52,600 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 49,500 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 46,500 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 45,300 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 44,900 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 45,000 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 45,700 | +1.6% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 45,700 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 281,700, 16% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 45,700 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88,400, 52% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,160 | 63,900 | 83,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,390 | 49,500 | 59,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,480 | 44,900 | 46,500 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 96 Panama 49,800 compare
- 97 Australia 47,600 compare
- 98 El Salvador 46,400 compare
- 99 Gabon 45,700 compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 44,700 compare
- 102 Equatorial Guinea 43,800 compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Lebanon?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Lebanon was 45,700 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 83,900 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,900 in 2022.
- How does Lebanon rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Lebanon ranks 99th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.